Army Ants Not the Ravagers They Are Portrayed
A Daily News writer challenges sensational army ant myths. Gordon MacCreagh notes several ant species exist, rarely exceeding a foot in width, and that large swathes of trails are far smaller. They primarily feed on bugs and scraps, not humans, with occasional derring-do by locals.
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Tosh
Gordon MacCreagh
Amazonas
Couras
Infan Re
Carvalho
Tuat
Army
Defense and decline of advertising in civilization analysis
An essay tracing the link between advertising and civilization, defending ads as vital to commerce while detailing a hypothetical collapse when advertising vanishes. It discusses the spread of goods, rising costs, shrinking markets, and the resulting shift of luxury from everyday essentials, citing Calkins and Smith Jones. Also notes new methods by French chemists to detect fraudulent paintings using spectrometry and fluorescence.
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United States
England
Richard the Lion
Ernest Elmo ‘Calkins
Winifred Wicklands Sys Smith Jones
Mr. Calking
Smith Jones
Mr. Calkins
American Chemical Society
Renoir
Indictments Rise as Grand Jury Returns 35 Cases
The May term grand jury recessed after two days with 53 witnesses and 35 indictments. Indicted are Claude Countee and others tied to the Young Men's Shop robbery and the Baker shooting. State’s Attorney Storm will push trials next term while Judge Worthington recovers from rheumatism.
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William L. Groes
Petit Jury
Claude Countee
James Russell
Joseph Zimmerman
Albert Baker
Sisters’ Hill
Shank
Etzler
William M. Storm
Glenn H. Worthington
Court House
Fifty Hagenbeck Wallace Circus to Visit Frederick
Fifty clowns led by Hagenbeck Wallace circus veterans Joe Coyle Bill Hart Kid Kennard Louis Plamondon Danny Ryan and the Three Hardistrys perform in Frederick on Tuesday May 20 with two exhibitions and a morning street parade. The company claims the best brigade of clowns in its history and features the Monkey's Paw play alongside acts and autos West trip details noted for local readers.
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Carl Hagenbeck- Wallace
Frederick
Hagenbeck- Wallace Circus
Joeys
Merry Andrews
Joe Coyle
Bill Hart
Kid Kennard
Louis Plamondon
Danny Ryan
Myersaville Election Returns Council Winners
The Myersville town election held last week resulted in council seats filled by Bur Tess, Geo. D. Toms, Geo W. Bittle, Frank W. Cline, and John W. Kinnaman.
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Myersaville
Myersville
Burtess
Geo. D. Toms
Geo W. Bittle
Frank W. Cline
John W. Kinnaman
Fights For Seat Senator Far Chayfield of Texas
Fights for the Texas Senate seat center on Senator Far Chayfield whose election is attributed largely to Ku Klux Klan influence. Hearings began May 15 as part of the ongoing battle over his retention in the Senate.
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Far] Chayfield
Texas
Senate
Senator Adams Seen Strolling Amid Spring Buds on Capitol Grounds
Colorado Senator Alva B. Adams, a noted nature lover, is rarely at his desk in the Senate office building during the balmy spring days. Those needing to reach him before the Senate convenes at noon often find him strolling the Capitol grounds admiring the season's first buds and blossoms.
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Alva B. Adams
Colorado
Senate
Hyattstown and Johnsville Notes May 17 192? Village Socials
Hyattstown residents note Joseph Price and R C Latton returned from Pittsburgh. Charles Murphy aids parsonage fence. Hyattstown Community plays present Bashful Mr Bobbs in Laytonsville, Farm Folks at Poolesville. Several locals visit Frederick Baltimore Hagestown and Virginia trips. Charles O Phebus celebrating fiftieth anniversary with family in Frederick. Emvyorth League to stage The Redemption of Jerica Road at Walkersville church. Other local items include sick list and plans for a garage in Michettetown and a discussion on literary taste by Arnold Bennett.
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Mabel Hupman
Virginia
Lillian Stone
Charles O. Phebus
Madison Street
Vernon Js. Phebus
New York City
Charles Lipps
John Bowers
Frederick
Laurens Phebus
Emvyorth League of the
Walkersville Methodist Episcopal Church
Jerica Road
Urbsna
State Road
Monrovia
Jeffar- Laon
Lewistown
Mysraville
East Fourth Street
West Fifth Street
North Market Street
College Park
Baltimore State Road
Bellevue
City Water
Nebis
City Real Estate
Death notices for Ruth Lindsay and James Windsor
Ruth Lindsay died Friday at Frederick City Hospital at 2 PM aged 76. Survived by three sons John A Lindsay Raymond Lindsay and A T Lindsay and daughter Ann Hra shears. sister Mary B Runkles. Funeral Monday at 1030 from daughter Brashears home then Unionville church. burial in graveyard. James Windsor, 75, died at Montevita Hospital after months as a Virginia resident. He lived in Frederick, boarded with Mrs Merce Marsh. funeral Monday at Thomas F P Rice parlors with Mt Olivet cemetery burial.
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Frederick City Hospital
John
A. T. Lindsay
Mt. Airy
Raymond Linds
Central
Ann. Hrashears
Mis
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Dickerson
Brashears
Unionville Church
James Windsor
Montevita Hospital
Hoe
Virginia
Merce Marsh
East Fourth Street
Frederick Brick Works
Thomas FP
Rice
North Market Street
Mt. Olvet Cemetery
Local meetings chart 1925 Frederick convention plans
Notices announce Sons of American Revolution meeting at the YMCA on May 22 to discuss the 1925 Frederick convention prospects, and Civic Club gathering at the YMCA on May 19 at 3:30 PM. Also ads for used cars, a straw hat sale, and local business activities appear.
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Frederick
E. D Ehriner, Jr
Civil Club
Civic Club
Y. M. Ic
Emma Pope Brown
Kaufman Motor CO
East
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